Mental Health Jargon & Acronym Buster
Compiled by service user Simon Heyes, this is a simple guide to words commonly used in mental health. Useful for anyone new to UK mental health services including service users, carers and professionals. Includes:
- an A-Z encylopedia/dictionary of mental health covering commonly used jargon, diagnoses, key figures and organisations
- an explanatory list of acronyms for when you need to know a CMHT from an MHRT
- a brief timeline outlining developments affecting mental health provision since 1796.
